Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Why we should all do more yoga

After a frantic race to deadline this morning, I spent more time than I should have at my neighbour's house, drinking rooibos tea and eating the most divine salted caramel chocolate. We haven't seen other for a while, and she's going through some major life changes, so there was much to catch up on.

I should really be doing some work instead of tootling around in blogland, but I had to share this remarkable story I came across yesterday. The Guardian tells it better than I can but the story is about a couple, Sonny Jacobs and Peter Pringle, who were both wrongly accused, and both faced the death penalty, for eerily similar crimes - he in Ireland, she in Florida. After being exonerated, they met via Amnesty International and now live a simple life in the wilds of Ireland. But what got me most about their story is that although the wrongful convictions swallowed huge chunks of their lives - she spent 17 years in prison, he 15 - both refuse to be angry about it. They say what got them through their sentences, and still does, is yoga, meditation and forgiveness (link to story here).

I don't want to get all Oprah on yo asses, but Peter's attitude is pretty friggin amazing:

"Life has turned out beautifully," says Peter. "Sure, it's not without its difficulties. We have no money. But we do good work. We are at peace. And we have a great life together. We look forward, and we live in the moment."

About Me

Five foot nothing of organised chaos, I've made my living from words as long as I can remember.
This blog began life in May 2010 when we moved to Bristol, UK with the Animator's job. As I consider the Book of Face to be the work of the Devil, this blog was my way of letting friends and family on the other side of the world know what I was up to.
Headhunted back to Welly, NZ in July 2011, we are now, for the time being, happy to be home.
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